Table 1.
Predictors of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine acceptance among 2761 healthcare workers in Montreal, Canada, December 15 to 28, 2020 (Univariate analysis)
Variables | Respondents (%) | COVID-19 Vaccine acceptance |
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(%) | OR | 95% C.I. | P value | ||
Sex (n = 1,709) | |||||
Female | 1,234 (72.2) | 77.6 | 1 | ||
Male | 373 (21.8) | 84.5 | 1.56 | 1.15-2.13 | .005 |
Unknown | 102 (6.0) | ||||
Age group (n = 1,709) | |||||
< 30 y.o. | 244 (14.3) | 75.4 | 1 | ||
30-39 y.o. | 413 (24.2) | 74.8 | 0.97 | 0.67-1.40 | .87 |
40-49 y.o. | 406 (23.8) | 77.1 | 1.10 | 0.76-1.59 | .62 |
50-59 y.o. | 393 (23.0) | 84.0 | 1.71 | 1.15-2.54 | .008 |
≥ 60 y.o. | 151 (8.8) | 90.7 | 3.19 | 1.71-5.95 | <.001 |
Unknown | 102 (6.0) | ||||
Occupational exposure to patients with COVID-19 (n = 2,761) | |||||
No | 1,980 (71.7) | 77.1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 781 (28.3) | 90.5 | 2.84 | 2.19-3.69 | <.001 |
Type of institution (n = 2,761) | |||||
Acute care hospitals | 1,478 (53.5) | 81.0 | 1 | ||
Long-term care facility | 137 (5.0) | 82.5 | 1.11 | 0.70-1.75 | .67 |
Primary care clinics | 338 (12.2) | 80.8 | 0.99 | 0.73-1.33 | .93 |
Rehabilitation centers | 261 (9.5) | 83.5 | 1.19 | 0.84-1.69 | .33 |
Multi-Sites, others, unknown | 547 (19.8) | 79.0 | 0.88 | 0.69-1.13 | .31 |
Profession (n = 2,761) | |||||
Nurses and orderlies | 638 (23.1) | 73.7 | 1 | ||
Physicians* | 520 (18.8) | 95.6 | 7.72 | 4.91-12.16 | <.001 |
Healthcare managers | 69 (2.5) | 87.0 | 2.38 | 1.16-4.91 | .02 |
Environmental services workers | 122 (4.4) | 82.8 | 1.72 | 1.04-2.84 | .03 |
Other healthcare workers† | 687 (24.9) | 78.8 | 1.33 | 1.03-1.71 | .03 |
Administrative workers | 616 (22.31) | 76.8 | 1.18 | 0.91-1.53 | .20 |
Unknown | 109 (4.0) |
CI, confidence Interval; OR, odds ratio; y.o., year old.
category including physicians, residents and medical students.
other healthcare workers includes, but is not limited to, pharmacists, radiology technicians, physiotherapists and respiratory therapists.